medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
mata kimasitayo wrote:
>
> yes a good point. he only says:
>
> "While in the Bremen cathedral, I was showing her the ancient
> wooden choir stalls ... Then we noticed a sculpture which had
> us both baffled, although we speculated it probably originated
> in the lore of the crusades."
>
From the mention of the choir stalls, it is likely that we are dealing with
a carving on a misericord. The designs of many late-medieval misericord
carvings have now been identified as deriving from early woodcuts, even
playing cards.
John Briggs
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